Thanks guys
One thing I noticed after I had submitted the review was the collimation shift issue (thread over here
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=59804). I've been liasing with other portaball owners on the yahoo forums and its been narrowed down to either play in the focuser or primary mirror shifting. The brief tests I've done lend me to believe its more the focuser rather than the primary mirror moving. It doesn't seem to effect performance out in the field. I am currently in discussion with Mag 1 to help eliminate this issue.
I managed to do more observing with the portaball last weekend with a Nagler 13mm T6. For the first time I saw the "dark band" across the Sombrero Galaxy
Omega Centauri looked stunning with it's pinpoint sharp stars across the whole field and lovely contrast
